Prime-mover dynamo plants – Tide and wave motors
Reexamination Certificate
1999-01-21
2001-02-06
Enad, Elvin (Department: 2834)
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Tide and wave motors
C290S042000, C290S043000, C290S054000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06184590
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to wave energy converters and more particularly pertains to a new wave-actuated electricity generating device for capturing the natural energy of waves of water for the production of electricity.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of wave energy converters is known in the prior art. More specifically, wave energy converters heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,291,234; U.S. Pat. No. 5,052,902; U.S. Pat. No. 4,625,124; U.S. Pat. No. 4,672,222; U.S. Pat. No. 3,696,251; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,568,836.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new wave-actuated electricity generating device. The inventive device includes a base with upper and lower sides and front and back sides. A gate is adapted to move in response to waves exerting pressure against it. The gate has front and back surfaces, top and bottom ends, and a pair of lateral sides extending between the top and bottom ends. The bottom end of the gate is pivotally coupled to the base. The gate pivots in first and second directions with the movement of the waves. A pushrod has proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The proximal end of the pushrod is pivotally coupled to the gate. The distal end of the pushrod is adapted for coupling to an electrical power generator.
In these respects, the wave-actuated electricity generating device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of capturing the natural energy of waves of water for the production of electricity.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of wave energy converters now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new wave-actuated electricity generating device construction wherein the same can be utilized for capturing the natural energy of waves of water for the production of electricity.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new wave-actuated electricity generating device apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the wave energy converters mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new wave-actuated electricity generating device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art wave energy converters, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a base with upper and lower sides and front and back sides. A gate is adapted to move in response to waves exerting pressure against it. The gate has front and back surfaces, top and bottom ends, and a pair of lateral sides extending between the top and bottom ends. The bottom end of the gate is pivotally coupled to the base. The gate pivots in first and second directions with the movement of the waves. A pushrod has proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The proximal end of the pushrod is pivotally coupled to the gate. The distal end of the pushrod is adapted for coupling to an electrical power generator.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new wave-actuated electricity generating device apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the wave energy converters mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new wave-actuated electricity generating device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art wave energy converters, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new wave-actuated electricity generating device which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new wave-actuated electricity generating device which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new wave-actuated electricity generating device which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such wave-actuated electricity generating device economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new wave-actuated electricity generating device which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new wave-actuated electricity generating device for capturing the natural energy of waves of water for the production of electricity.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new wave-actuated electricity generating device which includes a base with upper and lower sides and front and back sides. A gate is adapted to move in response to waves exerting pressure against it. The gate has front and back surfaces, top and bottom ends, and a pair of lateral sides extending between the top and bottom ends. The bottom end of the gate is pivotally coupled to the base. The gate pivots in first and second directions with the movement of the waves. A pushrod has proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The proximal end of the pushrod is pivotally coupled to the gate. The distal end of the pushrod is adapted for coupling to an electrical power generator.
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